The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-23 00:00:00

~_ ---_- 0 PERSONS SE 3I 2IC.ING LANDED ,1 Ea:ATVS, TOWN AND COUNTRY RE 3IDENCES, tPIEHOLD A ND LEASIVIOLD INVESTMENTS, AND %OPER PIES :GENERALLY— Ih BE HAD GII.ATIS, at thy principal Railway Bookstalls ireughout the Idugdom. or r.t the Auction and Estate Offices, 6 7, Chancery-lane, Loneom, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's pt PROPERTY ItEGErtER," containing a varied selection it , landed and house P.roperties now in the market, from p i ,!,? nobleman's mansie,n, with - its manorial domain, to the cotta with its few cores. 1 ) "wisTEas oF PROI , ERTIFE wishing to Sell or Let can em j,ace the oppoz cs:mity that the medium of this Register I.!'''cls. by sendin g the partictears of their preperties to the i,tate °Nees. 67, stAancpry-lane, London, as the Messrs. in most cases introduce immediate customers ere the proper,/ is of en eligible Ohara ter, thereby avoid .ine disadvar Ltages of delay and its attenuant incon quences. th r anut is NO ViIIARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur „.2ser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, ttiett onlythe usual moderate commission. Auction and I and Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. RURNITU E. CARPETS. BEDDING, and loLooßcLo TH, CARRI.GE-FREE to any house in tikingdom, reg ar dless of am aunt or distance. First class ds at second -cl ass prices.. Terms peculiarly liberal to Ymen and acntlemen„ An immense stock to select p:lrt, disp lay war ranted. Showrc,oms occupying an acre of ground. ,erY arcle kI,k.GYM EN , and. GENT LEMEN ABOU Co betUct.',Bl:l are respe, fo g y Informed that Messrs. and 5 are publish' A Wit entirely New Edition of their mu tinied NOUS E; FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo Le r" - able engr kzings of every description of Furniture and D o Is teads, wi" Alit prices attached. A copy sent atis and stiree on qpplication. This costly work also contains 4 ,„,Plete esti' sates for furnishing on the following revised A 81 ,r- roomed Parsonage 474 it 0 An EI ght-roomed ditto A Ter i-roomed ditto 1 , ATI fe l ve - roome d ditt o ot ° Other "kke ,th a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass „alma* informationto all requiring househ3ld furniture, 1 7ets, of bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy tia a nd, entlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, thielleste r Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth., ;ells. O' _ford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder ttane,r, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, Iii•„02.1 es. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborowgh, St. David's, 'exina and above 500 other places in all parts of Great a, Coif ETT 1. on an . 8- C E O.. General House Furnishers. Deptford ge. I d 8 ..,on . LO O 4.MODORE NUTT & MINNIE WARREN. h gv Every evening this week at 8 o'clock at ST. JAMES'S 11,7 1 - , L, Piccadilly.—On BOXING DAY, and during the `''lday fr. Three Levees Daily, vtz., 11, 3, and 8 o'clock. Arms rlon, 14. and 2s. ; reserved stalls, 3s. each. Children ~ er 10 'halt -prtee in 2s. and 3s. places. -------- I. ~ i‘ I LOYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION. I'l R , is n d M rs . GERMAN REED, w i t h M r. JOHN PARRY. will appear in THE RIVAL COM ql 'A (tor a limited number ot reresentatiors) (M . To be OIv ,LS d by THE BARD and HIS B I RTHDAY. r. and 114' !4R,RMAN REED). Shakespearian Vlsions of Rosa ti4 tch, Touchstone, and Ariel, illustrated by Mrs. Ger- O A Elf ed. Cone uding with MRzi. ROSELE Al' AT THE 'l5 I DE, by Mr. JOHN PARRY. .!ry Evening 'except Saturday) at 8. A Morning Repre q anon every Saturday, at 3 o'clock. Unreserved seats, ls. ; stalls, 3s. ' • stall spring chairs, ss. Stalls may be ured in advance, without tee, at the Gallery, E O X F O R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W.- The Oxford and Canterbury Hell Company (limited. OR. H 631 AUX ENFERS (Off.nhach's brilliant Opera 8 0 - "cluel. is achievine an unprecedented success. Vide, the Kin_ of of &rata ;" " The Hymn To Bacchus ;" and IV;,spirited "Hilliho " Chorus, bc Eurydice, Diana, Cupid ' horus ; the side-splitting " Couplets,'' by Minerva,, 14 1 na, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; a d 8 'al Blinu-t %lop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz- C 4 19, Barrie Tyrrell, and Vralmsley ; Messrs. Greene and Itacelles. ble4l..ter \:othinv, can be prettier of its kind; nothing can go with spirit or be more heartily enjoyed by the audience." Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. 1 ; 41 1 DESCENT OF MERCURY, by Mr. J a s. Talliott. NSTR CHARIIE, by M. SILVESTR E. 'he D'AUBANS in their famous Character Sketches . Itt n P,lnedy, by Mr. WM LIA.II RANDALL. Mr. GASTON 11,"RAY LITTLE 808, and all the procurable Talent of ..e day. In itrumental Solos, &c., dre. o 4 drniasion—Area. 6d. ; stalls and balcony, 19. ; private ,!_eB, 10s. 6d. eA.NTER.BURY HALL. The Oxford. and Canterbury frail Company (limited). LAST TW.) NIGHTS OF ,aIO, 4 ii•FUME and BOUQUET. the NEW OPTICAL ILLU VI. In which the whole resources of the establishment are the into requisition, writteu by Mr. W. F. Vandervell. r ;he usual Operatic Seleztions. the Anthropophaginian, &c. 401cLedy by Mr. W. Randal', T—Stacey, W. Hilton, and the q e drous Indian Rope Trick by Messrs. W. Hilton and Co plc Mustrations of vegro character by LITTLE 808 %LGic MONDAY ncxt 'Boxing Night), will be performed PODGE, surpassing anythlng ever seen in London. Admission —Area, ed.; Stalls and Balcony, is. 4,0 IC A L CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL, Commercial-street, Shoreditch. (Close to the Great Eastern Terminus). Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT. • 4CIAL ATTRACTIONS UP TO CHRISTMAS. O D heretic Selections, duo. Prima Donna, Miss ELLISON. 4Na Comic strength of the Company Includes ANNIE NELLY POWER, J. G. FORDE, WEST, GEO. ,rt h ,' n 'IOURNE, Mr. HERBERT, J. F. ALEXANDER and q o ',._'Ly; LES FRERES CAVALLINI. the great Italian k lr ''us and Gymnasts, from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris, 1 , first appearance In England. el'kanent prlces—Area, 4d. ; balcony, 6d. ; stalls, Is. Manager and Conductor. Mr. C. GttE VILLE. l itoyAL AL HANIBRA PALACE, ir, Leicester-square. REDERICK STRANGE (late of th 3 crystal Palace) Sole Lessee and Alana zer. OPEN BOXING NIGHT. kQo Areparations now in f all progress for the production of 141,0 Grand Lyrical and Terpsichorean Entertainment are itt 4 ll 4 scale of magnitude and splendour never before at • ked in England. kOYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE Leicester-square. OPEN BOXING NIGHT. t Otis of Xlo.oro are now in alterations, tb„ r at' on, and improvements of the most m .gnificent cha <.'t*. ROYAL ALHAM BRA PALACE, Leicester-square. • OP„ OPEN BOXING NlGHT. i‘ k ,;,lyierful and astounding scenic effect produced by Real THE TORRENT CASCADE. tteiYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, Leicester-square. kk, OPEN BOXING NIGHT. 4/11 on and CHORUS of ONE HUNDRED PERFORMERS t kltk i gat the Engagemects now being completed will be the following well-known and popular Artistes : - MISS PEARCE, PRINIA DONNA, p e a ‘ nny Ha? rison, Madame Marie Forbes, Madame Pal & Mrs. Burgess, and the 311,-ses Rose Palmer, Agnes Nelly Corri, Sarah Rowe, Edith Villiers, Lowther, Pow ell, Npeipal Tenors :—Mr. H. De Brenner, and Mr Henry t. 't4ft`„ r ielpal Baritone.—Mr Theodore Distin, from the Royal I,lq t ' Opera, Covent-garden, and 4,,tilre. St. Albyn, Vito, J-rvi4, Lincoln, Hunter, Hines, Kg, t loyd, Henley, AEhton, &c. • - .7 kOYAL ALTIANIRRA PALACE, Leicester-square. OPEN BOXING NIGHT. tketnent of the wonderfully popular Australian Comic invent THE GREAT BARLOW. Alt„„netx, f i t wonder ±ilgilter Demon is the Marvelof Palous, ris. M EccentricMUSlCAL '-ue ktoyAL ALTIANIBRA PALACE, • Leicester-square. OPEN BOXING NIGHT, th,TA dies for the Grand Ball , t have been selected from Theatres at homeand abroad. Principal Danseuse MADEMOISELLE BIOLETT I, h(From the (;rand Opera, Paris), \.0....1ias been expressly engaged for this establishment. VI"? AL ALHAMBRA PALACE. l'i, OPEN BOXING NIGHT. "LE PETIT BLONDIN," i "i 'olider of the Age. In his 3larvellous Performance on _ the Low Rope. g, 0Y AI ALHAMBRA PALACE, t 1,.._ Leiuster-square, ' 4 EDERICK _ T RANGE (late of the Crystal Palace) Sole Lessee and Manager. I k OPEN BOXING NIC;IfT. 'ItI4ItAND STJPPER SALOON furnished in the most ous manner, has been erectd. Doors will be thrown open on Boxing Night, December 26th, at Half-past Seven o'clock precisely. Th Musical Director, Hr. J. W. H RD. litleztions and Choruses under the direction of Mr. J. CAULFIELD, Jan. Leader of the Band, Mr. GOUGH. Stage Director, Mr. H. BOLENO. 1W 30 1 e Proprietor, Mr. FREDERICK S I RANGE. Privatet \~allP is ite Boxes , v ea r t i s th 3s Admission through Private and lvat ; jp r p v e e r Balcony and Ilan,' 6d. k iI OYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill -street, otrY . • Piccadilly. p i .... will appear at nine, ten, and eleven o'clock during and play new music nightly. Admission, One Shilling. --- 4 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. 41 3A.N1E `FUSS AUD'S EXHIBITION, (Pp established 29 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street 4 op ,011/,'‘DDITION.—A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL 1 / 4 t..4 ,I.llFt, taken from life, and corrected from the Cast ,hi, u __Y Doctor Donovan, is now added to the Chamber of ol k ut.. - uotny. 0 1 no • i,„ Boxing Day only, from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m,; other " 1 1 a.m. till 5 p m., and from 7 ill 10. , ki ta 11 \___.l...ittance, One Shilling ; extra rooms, Sixpence. p , b.„. 4T H. -IMPROVED MECHANICAL 1 ) 1 ibillh.v.;NTlS PRY. Professional abilities and great artistic ki , kitle been most successiully combined in the pro , uction t11, 1 11 4 0i . - PlClAupon a new principle. 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Noti," l,4 rabert, 8, Icing William-street, Charing-cross. Pi. t he ' bY most druggists. in boxes,ls. 1,1 d., and three to,, s t itt i pnantity in one, 21. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. 01t 0 ? .. _ 4 8 and Liv er Pill s . Th e genu i ne Pre a square 'I "iCe• with " William L..z.:.;ert," engraved on the N°. 22,621. NEW NOVEL BY THE REV. J. u. M. BELLEW. Now Ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., BLOU'NT TEMPEST. • By the .Ror. J. C. M. BELLEW. " Blount Tempest' is a remarkably clever novel, tho roughly origival, and iudependeut of any fashion, school, or class. The reader 'will acknowledge that no nobler lesson was ever taught from pulpit or alar step than the author teaches in this beautiful story."—Morning Post. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Nov ready, in 2 vols., Bvo., with Portrait, T HE HON. GRANTLEY BERKELEY'S LIFE AND RECOLLECTIONS. . "A book unrivalled in its position in the range of modern literature." The Times, Dec. =6. Hurst and Blaokett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. Now ready At all the Librarie', in 3 vo's., THE ORDEAL FOR WIVES By the Author of " The Mora7e of Mayfair," &c. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1864. EMEIVIBER ! WE WAIT SUPPER RA, ORF YOU, after the Covent Garden Opera, at . E VAN S'. Fail not. fjINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It ii Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. 8.1., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale " A very clever story.."—Morning Post. "A first-rate novel. The story is a very good one, and contains a vivid de cription of modern society."—John Bull. Hunt and Buicke,t, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 3, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." Now ready, price 58., bound and Illustrated, CHEAP EDITION of BARBAR N'S HISTORY. by AMELIA B. EDWARDS, forming the New Volume of "Hurst and Blaukett's *an,lard Library." " It is not often that we light upon a novel of so much merit and interest as Barbara's History.' It is a very graceful and charming boa, which the world wilt ike."— Times. Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE CHRISTMAS .'GIFT. A NEW EDITION OF - - ET E ILLUSTRATED. INGOLDSBY LEGENDS. Illustrated by Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenniel. A New Edition, including (now•for the first time) the Prose Lege n ds and the smaller l'oems. With new Illustrations. 4to. cloth, 218., and morocco cxtra,.36s. An Edition, without Illustrations, fcp. Bvo., ss. ; or in morocco or calf, 1 . .:s 6d. Also a Library Edition, 2 volci. Bvo., with all the Original Illustrations by Cru,kshan : and Lerch, 215. Richard Bentley, Pub.isher in Ordinary to her Majesty. riIEIE,NEW NOVEL—LYNN of tho CRAGGS, 1. by CnARLOTTE SMITH, 3 v,.lumes, may be obta'ned at all the Libraries. London : Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 14, Ludgate- • PUNCH'S ALMANACK FOR 1865, Illustrated by J. E. MILLAIS, ILA., JOHN TEN NIEL, C. KEENE, F. WALKEtt, and G. DUMAURIER, is now ready. Demy Bvo., e etra cloth, 6a. 6d., LIFE : ItV NATURE, VARIETIES, and PHENOMENA. - By LEO 11. 'GRINDON. Third Edition. " Mr. Grindon's book has reached, but will not stop at, the third edition. It is the work of a scholar, a Christian, and a man of real c! ence. "—Morning Herald. " To those who delight in the exercise of their intellectual powers, these very thoughtful and b...autifully-written reflec tions will be a welcome boon, and the source long afterwards, we mny rest assured, of many fruitful meditations and plea sant memories." —Sun. " The reader will find in it much thou_ht and much read ing. There is plenty to think up n, plenty to study, plenty to entertain."—lllustrated London News." - - London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C, ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Grav's,inn.road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way terminus, King's-cross. FUNDS Pre urgently REQUIRED to cnab'e the Commit tee t admit -- distressing cases tha , more especially at this inclement season of the yeAr, daily present them elves. The Hospital is not endowed. but is wh.lly dependent on voluntary contributions and le4acies, which are received by the Treasurer, EtJavard Maaterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; and at the Hospital from 10 till 5. STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary. Donations of old linen thankfully received. pIRIS.-THE GRAND HOTEL, Boulevard des Capueines, Place de Nouvele Opera, opposite the nue de la Paix, and near the Theatres. Has been o ened since July, 1862. It contains 70 1 bed rooms, prices from 4fr. to Mfr. ; 70 drawing-rooms, horn Mr. to 30fr. ; a magnificent salon, capable of dining more than 300 persons, and where there is a table d'hOte at six o'o ock. Dint•ers an.l breakfasts are served h la carte in the coffee rooms, as we 1 as in the apartments. There is a reading , oom w.th the best English and foreign papers and publica tions, a music-room and a drawing-room for the use of tra vellers without any additional charge. There are also baths, billiard-rooms, smoking, divans, post-office ; cabs, carriages, and omnibuses going to the railway station'. The servants spe,k all langdages. This superb Hotel, possessing all thw modern luxury ar.d comfort can combine, and situ tted in the most fashionable part of Paris, is recommended to the atten tion of travellers. Independently of their Two Hotels, the Compagnid Immo bit fere has eit shed an extenFive Private Furnished House on the Boulevard des Capucines, opposite the Rotunda of the Grand }lntel, where Families can reside as in their own private residences, and where they may rely upon finding the a' most comfort. Crown fivo., cloth, 400 pages, price 55., HIDDEN SPRINGS. By the Rev. J. PARKER, of Manchester. " The sermons of Dr. Parker are espec al'y noticeable for clearness of thought and language. All seems as if it were written with a pencil of 1 ght. . . . . N ture is every where in the ascendant, and hence its matchless force. There is no speakinz for speak'ng's sake, no display of any kind ; every word is an arrow directed to the mark."—Bri tish Standard. London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. THE TEA ESTABLISHMENT, 4 and 5, KING WILLIAM-STREET, CITY. The above Establishment will be CLOSED on MONDAY, the 26th inst. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. 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A lco-k's Capital of th- Tycoon -Memoirs of Bishop Blott,field- -Stanley's Sermons in the East-King lake's Invasi n of the Crimea-Life of Edward Irving-Our Old Home-fl owitt's History of the Supernatural - A Lady's Visit to Manilla. and Japan-Lowth',. Wanderer in Western Fra ce - I ord William Lennox's Biographical Reminiscences Earl Stanhopc's Life of Pitt-Queen _lash-Rachel Ray and mare than One Thousani other Works of the past and present season , , at the lowest current prices. CHARLES EDWARD MUDIE, New Oxford-street, London. CITY SHO W-R 00AI S FOR GLASS AND CHINA, 117, HOUNDS DITCH. IEI?RIES and SONS' TABLE GLASS, Cut and Engra: ed, of the cho'cest designs. DEFRIES and SONS' DINNER, DESSERT, and Tea Ware, of the newest patterns. DEFRIES and SONS' LUST RES, TA ZZAS, and Flower Vnses for the present season. DEFRTES and SONS' CHANDEL IERS, for the Dinieg-room, in Bronze, Ormolu, and Silver. --- REFRIES and SONS' CHANDELIERS , in Crystal, for the Drawing-room, for Gas or Candles. 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PRIZE MEDAL —INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER St CO., Wax Chandlers, Ave., 3z0., To the Queen and the Pr ince of Wales. (Established 17200 The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to he excellence or the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:— " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. 2s, 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. Od. per lb, VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. le. sd. per lb Second quality .. Is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. Is. Id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., South 3folton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. best is but rude, and every thought is subordinate to the duties of the time and place. " Here everything speaks of war. The place in which I write is the he.adquarters of : one of our generals, and yet headqu'irters are bat a deserted negro htit, where a single apartmeht, divided by a strip of canvas, serves the purposes of offices, cham ber, and dining-room. " Just in our front is the continuation of the outer iine of intrenchments which encompass Richmond, and now hold the enemy at bay. A few hundred yards distant gleam the fires along our picket line, And a corresponding row of lights beyond mark the presence of a YAnkee division. The woods have been 'evened for miles, unl the ground covered with an abattis that has been already unsuccessfully explored by the Federal's, Across this space occasional glimpses are effirded of the intretichments of the enemy, but for several days no demonstration has been made by them which indicates vigorous life. Still, we know they are there. " Our men are rapidly getting into winter quar ters, building walls, putting up log huts with thatched roofs, end preparing for the inclemency of he season. " The most interesting portiOn of the entire line le around Petersburg, where the two armies have lug and dug until tha,entire_fcce of the country between them resemles a lehyrnth, which to the uninitiated has neither beginning nor end. Neces sity, the mother of invention, has taught our men how to protect themselves, They live in caves, holes, chambers, ingeniously constructed, with bunks and fireplaces, end in a word, except in time of action, are completely sheltered, Sharpshooting, the pest of a soldier's life in the trenches, continues incessantly; but beyond 30 or 40 men daily killed or wounded along the lines—men only missed by the loved ones of the home circle—all is quiet, " rhat this comparative rest will not continue long is a general impression. In spite of our aheli and shot the Dutch Gap Canal is supposed to be nearly completed, and the gathering of the mammoth armada and arrival of General Sheridan at City Point with a portion of his forces, are indications which certainly point to a grand combined land and naval attack within a few days. If Grant is unsuc cessful—and no one familiar with our preparations doubts the fact—it is surmised that with his usual promptness he will move southward and commence a winter campaign somewhere else. " Among all the antagonists that have confronted General Lee during the war none have given that great chief more trouble or occasioned more anxiety than General Grant. Although he has been re peatedly brought to the ground, beaten and discom fited, like a reekless prizefighter covered by his own blood, and blinded by the blows that were raided upon him, he has dashed again into the fray, and again and again suffered the mortification of defeat without once acknowledging that has been whipped. And he still clings with deathlike tenacity. The resources of an immense power are at his back. He calls for reinforcements to take the place of the tens of thousands over whose graves he stalks like the demon of death, and they are furniabed. Nothing is wanted .to make his success complete but sheer ,human inability to stand before the superior prowess of Southern men. With his peculiar obstinate, bulldog nature, General Grant is a firm believer in the attrition ' process, which wears out by repeated blows what is not accomplished by one. Hence the necessity of keeping our own army fully up to a proper level of strength. Hence the revocation of details ; the recommendation of the President concerning negro labour, and the mea sures about to be devised by Congress for a general reorganisation of the army." The Spanish Ministerial Crisis. MADRID, Dcc. 18. The Contemporaneo gives the following account of the failure of Senor Isturilz to form a new Ministry and the recall of Marshal Narvatz and his colleagues to power : " Yesterday morning it was doubted in political circles that Senor Isturitz, notwithstanding all his efforts, would be able to satisfactorily fulfil the mission with which her Mejesty had intrusted him the prev'ous evening. Some hours passed away, when at about five o'clock in the afternoon it was positively stated that Senor leturi!z had succeeded in forming the following Ministry, of which it may he said that it was nndoubedly incompatible with the recently elected Cortes :—President, Senor Isturiiz ; Foreign Affiirs, Bormudez de Castro; War, Res de 0!ano; Grace and Justice, Naudin ; Interior, Calderon Collantes ; Finance, Salaver ria ; Colonies, Di: z Arguelles ; Marine, Ibarra. It was added that Senor Alonzo Marti. nez positively declined "to accept the Ministry of Grace and Justice, which was urgently pressed upon him, and that General Celonge also refused the Ministry of War. Nevertheless, it was expected ►hat tLe new Ministry would present themselves before the Q seen at 6 o'clock to take the oaths. But while these rumours Were circulating as per fectly authentic, metiers were settled quite in another manner. The Queen was doubtless fully sensible of the gravity of the circumstances, and, rising above them with that admirable and ever. getic judgment and perfectly constitutional spirit which characterises her, her Mijesty sent to the Duke of Valencia to present himself with his col. leagues at the Palace, In obedience to the Royal command these gentlemen presented themselves at the Palace at 6 o'c:ock. After a brief conference, in which her Majesty expressed her opinions, and stated in the most emphatic terms that she had re solved not to accept the resignations remitted to her under the impulse of patriotic duty, the Mini sters felt they could not refuse the high proof of confidence afforded them by the Crown, and retired from the Royal presence to immediately assemble in council. During the short period in which this took place the Queen returned to the Duke of Va lencia the resignations which the latter had de livered in writing to her Mejesty at the commence ment of the crisis. The Ministry, therefore, continues the same as formed last Monday. We believe it unnecessary to add a single worditnore on this event:: The _Espana considers the crisis to have termi nated in the most satie4otory manner for the country, and says : . _ Richmond and Petersburg in a State of Siege. The army correspondent of the Columbia Caro• Union, writing from the intrenclgtnents around Richmond, under date of Nov. 16, furnishes an in teresting letter, from which we make the following extracts : "Among all the cities of the Confederacy none can more justly lay claim to the title of metropolis than its beautiful capital. Although invested by 100,000 enemies, whose besieging guns morning, noon, and night roar out their hate—although girded around by a line of battle that may at any moment burst into flame, such is the faith reposed in those brave defenders, who have so often On Death's scythe dashed with force that turned its edge,' that one may look in vain for sign of doubt or trepidation. Day breaks, and hungry thousands are reeking their way to the wellefilled markets. Later the stores open their sleepy lids, and every window displays tempting goods that tell a story of busy enterprise and broken blockades. The restaurants, of which there are scores kept in a style of magnificent abundance, hang out their venison, birds, and turtle, and expose long shelves freighted with the choicest liquors that tempt the bon vivant to certain financial ruin. The hotels and boarding-houses pour forth their living contents, and by 9 o'clock Mein•street and its tributaries be gin to witness the grand processional movement which continues through the day. Ladies and clerks are wending their way to their several posts of duty; men with official business plainly written on their faces are harrying in the direction of the departments; mothers, Rives, and sisters applying for the details of furlough of some loved one, or perhaps eager to learn the fate of a missing hus band, son, or brother, are also there ; officers gal loping from the front to bring reports to the heads quarters in town; quartermasters, with their accus tomed energy, are looking up the day's supplies ; soldiers from camp on a few hours' leave of absence begin to arrive; men on crutches hobbling forth from hospitable roofs to breathe the fresh air; the fair sex, attired with a richness and elegance, and to raiment that you will see nowhere else in the Confederacy, add to the attractions of the street ; and thus, gathering its contributions from a thou sand channels, the population out of doors grows and diversifies until you lied yourself plunged into one of those cosmopolitan ground swells that exist only in the great cities of the world. By noon the tide is at its flood, and you may elbow the best and the worst, the highest and the lowest, the greatest and the meanest people in the lend. Night comes, and the lights flesh merrily from a thousand parlours', where reign peace, pleasure, and content. Hospitality abounds, and with graceful hand the good citizens dispenses its rites, not more among themselves than upon the passing stranger, whose only claim may be that he is a soldier. The transient visitor has offered to him the temptations of the theatre and concert-room, while a score of hells are ready to en. galph those whose baser tastes best fit them for their enjoyments. Such is Richmond. "Any other Ministry, particularly if it had not an unionist tendency, would not only have had to deal with the great questions noiw pending,but with those of public order and the Cortes. With regard to the first of the two lattar it is most fortunate that the crisis has resulted in the manner in which it was erlved last night, since it is difficult to calculate to what point the eff.ifveseFnce would have arisen on the mere announcement of a certain Ministry. As regard tl.e Cortes, it is well known that the Isturitz Cabinet would have encountered an adverse ma jority, that it would have failed in the question of the Presidency, and would have had recturse, per tiLps on the 231 inst., to a suspension of the sit. tings, and shortly afterwards to a dissolution of the Congress—a necessary measure for its existence, but the gr.lvity of which in the present state of the country could not be disguised.' The DiairoEspanol characterises the result of the crisis as one of the greatest humiliations, and as the most unworthy political solution ever adopted by the Moderate party, It says : "The Lturitz Ministry, complete end ready to take the oaths before her Majesty, had to dissolve itself last night, because the Duke of Valencia and his eight eolleagues suddenly changed their opinion, reformed their judgment, and agreed to think the contrary of what they thought on the 14th inst. What has happened ? What causes have Wks enced the strange transformation undergone by the late Cabinet ? Time will clear up certain mysteries which may be divined in all this, and meanwhile we shall see in wha:, situation the Throne, the country, and its institutions will be placed after the feigned withdrawal of the Narvaez Cabinet." After a 'violent attack upon the Naryaez Ministry "And it is a strange contrast that one experiences in passing from these metropolitan scenes, where dross and faikhion are the presiding deities, to the sewre associations of the camp, where comfort at 1.. VIIMMIIIIIIMMINIMPIMMIIIIINIM. .... / / 1 ‘,/ ./ 11.11 i /3 2 IVZ / / \ ~......)11,—. .. I t. n , :..„/ ... .....,_ .. ~, ..,....AL„...,„4. ................... „.........it,, .. _ , , ..41,,,...4„.,,,,......... ... ... • . ~,...,.... _ ~.„,. x x 4 L., ir ,;,,,1,!.zi5xt,...,, . ut • ' . .' .- - J i • , 4 4' 7_ , '', - ., ?., 1,1,„ , d -._ ' • ' ; h ' KA; 4 lll' . _ - 7,"' • • e --- ' s il . ..Z' ' 4 ' '..- * .... 4' 7, , .. : 7 .1. 1\ ;.. 7 T r : .. : ,•,-- . -. : 1• '. , A h. vi: .... , l ar , , .f 4. ,A 4 - . . , - i 'cl lek t 1 (la . ,-... 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The Epoca of to-day makes the following an• nouncement relative to the asserted recognition of the San Domingo insurgents as belligerents by England : "In consequence of the effct produced upon the public mind by this announcement, Sir John Cramp ton, the English Ambassador at this Court, felt bound to request explanations from his Government upon a matter in which he waa without official in structions. Earl Russell lost no time in replying, and his despatch reached the English representative yesterday evening at the same time that the First Secretary of State received the de3patchea from our Minister Plenipotentiary in London, previously an• nouncA by telegraph to the Spanish Cabinet. These despatches contained ample details of all that had occurred. Oo account of certain questions arising from events that have taken place in consequence of the blockade of the Dominican coaats by the Spanish squadron, the English Government considered it necessary to take the opinion of the legal advisers of the Crown, following its practice in all matters of this kind. Their opinion was favourable in a certain manner to the recognition of the Domini cans as belligerents, Spain being bound, according to their view, by the maritime laws laid down in the Treaty of Paris, to maintain a real and effective blockade of all the points of the island where she undertook to prevent the entry of supplies des tined for the rebels. Earl Russell communicated this opinion to our representative in London, who, in his turn, considered it urgently necessary to acquaint the Spanish Wvernment with the same. Hence the origin of news which, having come to the knowledge of the telegraphic agents of various periodicals in this city, was transmitted by them with the urgency which its importance dictated, although the want of the details above mentioned causedsome exaggeration in their communications. The reply of Earl Russell to the English Ambassador could not be expressed in more satisfactory terms. The Eng. lish Minister confirmed the explanations given by Senor Comyn, and wishing to afford a proof of the friendly attitude of England in questions so greatly affecting the prestige of our country, he authorised the English Ambassador to acquaint the Spanish Cabinet with his determination to indefinitely post tone any act which might be considered hostile or as tending to exercise any sort of influence in the settlement of our interior affairs. We, who cannot be accused of being ardent admirers of the English policy, hkve satisfaction in declaring that its con duct in the present circumstances has beer worthy of a great Power, and therefore merits our moat sincere eulogies." OPINIONS OF TILE PRESS. "Mr. leskell, dental-sur g eon, hay succeeded in producinz artificial teeth, and so construct! , g them that they last their purpose a lifetime. . . The process has been patented, and promises to be most valuable."—Court Journal, August 1,1860. "A surpesing rovelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth othe gum by a patented principle, Athich sceur , a the most perfect aid, combined with th - greatest ease and agreeable appearance."—Morning Advertiser. A14.11 6 t 9,184,10. Decayed teeth stopp e d , & c. Terme str i c tl y mo d era t e. E, Grosvenor- street, Bold-street. RIDGWAY & CO. December Bth, 1861. ATR-CURLING FLUID. 248. High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curl. , Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is app:ied. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, Is. Bd., or 20 stamps. AMERICA. Our advices from New York are to the 10th inst. According to Richmond papers of the 7th, Sherman had rested his army fourdays in the vicinity ef Louis ville, 30 miles north of Millen, which is 80 miles north of Savannah. The region where Sherman stopped is one of the richest in Georgia. Richmond, G:assccck, and Jefferson counties abound in provi sions and forage, and the Richmond papers siy that Sherman was busily engaged in gathering a full supply. On the 2d inst. he had passed Millen, and at the rate he had been moving he would be before Savannah by the 9th or sooner. From the tone of the Confederate reports it is thought they have no positive faith in their ability to hold the city against Sherman's army. The following are the latest accounts of Sherman's progress, as furnished by the Confederate press (From the Richmond Enquirer, Dec. 7.) The military situation is culminating—is beoom• ing intensely, and to this part of the Confederacy vitally, interesting. The advance of Sherman's army since he crossed the Oconee has been slow and cautious, his intention evidently being to mystify our military authorities, but the delay and slow movement has been to gather in suppliesi of forage, contracted as his territory is becoming from the movements of Wheeler's cavalry. Sherman has not fora moment hesitated, in our humble judgment, as to the point to be attacked, or the road to take. If our readers will take the map, and notice the posi tions, they will find it very interest. From Fen's Bridge, on the main branch of the Ogachee River, where Sherman crossed to Louisville, where the main body of his army is now supposed to rest, is 15 miles; and from Louisville to Millen it is 30 miles. Now we make up this campaign for him as the most reasonable, the most feasible if he hopes to accomplish anything, and the most natural one. When his forage and provision trains ate full, he will mass his entire force at Millen, throwing his cavalry to the rear. With his waggon-train between the wings of his army, he will move in compact columns, steadily but cautiously, on the city of S ivannah, with no fear of an attack on either flank. The Ogeeehee and its few crossings and terrible swamps on its right,and the Savannah and its equally swampy banks on its left, both flanks will be most securely covered, a grand desideratum in army movements. And thus situated he has a march of something over 80 miles to Savannah. Sherman left Atlanta on the 12th of November and reaching Millen on the 2d of December, he has tra velled 165 miles in 20 days—an average of eight miles pea day. Travelling at the same rate, he would reach Savannah on the 9th inst., or if he goes to Darien, may be expected there about the 15th, provided he meets with no delays by the way. (From he Richmond Examiner, Dec. 7.) The military drama in Georgia is drawing rapidly to its denouement. General Sherman is at last ap proaching the coast, whither he has been travelling 23 days. Whether he will complete the journey or not depends very much upon certain events which will occur this week. There are troops in his front who will resolutely dispute his further advance to ward Savannah or Darien, after he passes a certain point. It is reported that his advance was skit.• wishing yesterday with oar outposts. We do not know what Sherman will do when he finds a for midable force in his front, but we are disposed to believe that he will discard strategy and attempt to break through the lines of his opposers. Let him do what he will, he will certainly feel that never was general in a more critical situation. (From 11e Richnond Whi 9, Dec. 7.) The Augusta Constituizonalist of the 3d inst. says that just before going to press it was informed that the enemy's main body had passed Millen, en route for the coast or destruction. In a previous para• graph it says—" Sherman, from all reliable sources, seems to have halted recently in order to grind corn. As he tended towards the blrren countries of the south it became necessary to make the pro- per provision. His foraging parties are constantly driven in by our cavalry. and compelled to hug the main body. His forage is reported to be short." The New York Times of the 10th thus comments on the news of Sherman's advance : " We have ne Ars of Sherman's army from Rich mond papers of as late a date as Wednesday. It clnfirtne the accounts we had yesterday of the march of Sherman towards Savannah, along the narrow strip of country that lies between the Ogee chee and Savannah rivers. The formation of this stretch cf land is peculiar—thereteiLlg exteniye PR1CE...... ...4d STAMPED ....sd. n d continuous marshes along the banks of both rivers, with an elevated ridge of land running about quidist3nt between them. Thus, while our troop , march along the ridge, both their ihnlis are pro- tected by the merzshe. It was given out, last Satur day. that Lieut.-Gen. Grant calculated Shermat, would reach the seaboard by that chy, and now thy Richmond editors calculate that he will reach SY. vannah to• day. Grant'e calculation was not far from accurate, or at least would not have been, bAI Sher man marched without stoppage, but it seems b) rebel accounts that he halted his army for four dap at Louisville, a little place about 110 miles from the seaboard, in order to gather in such forage and sup plies es he required. The rebels still proclaim he will have a fight before he gets to Savannah. We• suppose it likely that when they found he had passed by Augusta without assailing it, they re moved the troops which had been hastily gathered there under General Bragg, Wade, Hampton, and the local militia generals, and hastened them for ward by the railroad to Charleston and thence to Savannah, to confront Sherman. Besides the offi cers we have mentioned, there are at Savannah Messrs Hardee, ack Taylor, and Gustavus W. Smith. It is not unlikely that the troops under Cobb, whom Sherman found at Macon, have been running a race to reach Savabnala before our forces. They could take railroad from "Macon as far as Loyola, and thence march to the Southern Georgia road, which would carry them to Savannah. In the meantime we have not heard a word lately of Beau regard, who announced to the people of Georgia, 22 days ego, that he was hastening to their relief. We should think that with Beauregard, Cobb, Bragg, llardee, Swith, Taylor, Hampton, Wayne, Wheeler, and the score of other great Confederate generals who are gathered together to stop Sherman's march, they would make some strenuous efforts to prevent his getting into Savannah. We hope they will soon let us know what success they meet with. The Ile? ald of the 9;h says : By the arrival here yesterday of the Government steam transport Trade Wind, from Hilton Head, S. C., on the sth inst., we are furnished by our correspondents with full and interesting details of the battle of Honey Hill, S. C., three miles from Grahamsville, on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, on the 30th ult., between some of Gen. Foster's troops and a rebel force under Gen. Gustavus Smith. We have already given some rebel newspaper accounts of this engagement, Our own despatches show it to have been a stubbornly contested affair, The Union force left Hilton Head early on the morning of the 20th ult., on transp rts, and proceeded up Broad River to Boyd's Point, where they were landed. A naval force accAnpanied them, and both Admiral Dahlgren and Gen. Foster were with the ex pedition. After landing the troops were pushed out for several miles in various directions, driving the enemy be fore them at every point. The day was thus consumed in reconnoitring and skirmishing. Early on the morning of the 50th they were attacked by a body of rebels who moved out from their earthworks at Honey Hill. These were iin mediately driven in, and determined and severe fighting commenced between our men on the open ground and the enemy in his intrennhinents, and lasted for several hours. Three gallant charges were made on the rebel works by the Union soldiers, but finding them too strong t) be easily taken, and not of sufficient importance to compensate for the losses which their capture would involve, Gen. Foster withdrew his command to a strong and important posi tion on the Savannah-road, where his troops remained during that night and the following day. No accounts of his later movements have reached us. The New York herald of the 10th gives the fol. lowing as the latest news from the army of the Potomac:— A despatch from City Point, James River, states that the second and fift'a corps, army of the Potomac, were massed in the vicinity of the Jerusalem plank road on last Tuesday night, and on the next morning commenced their march towards Stony Creek station, on the Weldon Railroad. The detachment of these corps from the main army in front of Petersburg does not materially weaken it, as it has lately been consideiably reinforced. Our despatches give an ac count of an important acquisition of ground made by a small detachment of cur troops on Wednesday last, The enemy's continual firing on the working parties in the Dutch Gap canal interfering considerab'y with its completion, portions of three regiments of coloured in'antry and a section of Mar tin's Fifth regular artillery, under the direction of General B. C. Ludlow, were crossed over from the south side of James River to the north side, under the protection of the Union cannons in that vicinity; drove back the rebels, and effected a lodgment at the upper terminus of the canal, where they intrenthed themselves, thus securing the labourers in that important military work from further molestation. The enemy's batteries subsequently opened on General Ludlow's position, tut did not do any harm. A number of new as signments of general officers have been made in the army of the James. An order has been issued directing the discon tinuance of the practice on the part of commissioned officers of borrowing money from privates, under the penalty of dis missal from the service. S ,me brevet promotions of gene ral officers in the army of the Potomac have recently been made. The Richmond poople are disappointed by Grant not having made a grand attack on the rebel lines on the 6th inst. That was the day they had fixed upon for it, The Richmond papers says the. the sixth and eighth corps, from the Shenandoah Valley, have recently reinforced the armies before the rebel capital. The follvring is the order above referred to : Headquartert-, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, Army of the James, in the Field, Va., Dec, 5, 18G1. It bas come to the knowledge of the commanding general, by frequent complaints of private so.diers, that officers borrow money of the enlisted men of their commands. Nu practice could be more demoralising to both officer and men• Enlisted men do not feel themselves at liberty to refuse to lend to their officers. Men, if they loan money to their offi cers, expect favours in return—and there is an end to die • cipline and an incentive to favouritism. Officers borrowing money of their men do not regulate their expenditure within their income, and find themselves unable to repay it. This practice must be stopped. Hereafter it will be held cause to recommend for dismissal any officer who shall borrow money or incur debt to an enlisted man. After the next payment, any officer who shall be indebted to an enlisted man, and has not paid him, will be recommended for dismissal, upon complaint of his creditor. This order will be read in the presence of every company in the command, at two separate parades.—By command of Major. General LUTLER. ED. W. SMITH, A4stant Adjutant-General. Official—lSßAEL It. SEALY. Assistant Adj L-General • "The rumours a few days ego (nays the Herald of the 10th) that Hood end Forrest had crossed their forces to the north side of the Cumberland River seem to have had no foundation NS hatever. Equally groundless are all the stories about Union disasters on that stream. Up to yesterday there had been no material chnuge in the positions of the two op• posing armies before Nashville. There has been considerable skirmishing between the Fourth corps under General Wood, and the enemy, resulting in but few casualties on our side, the rebels being driven back. One of the Union batteries fired on the rebels for sometime on Thursday morning with out being replied to. The rebels have made no de monstration on the Cumberland River below Clarke" ville, 160 miles above its mouth. From there to Nashville, 69 miles further up, our transports have to be convoyed by gunboats, as there are seve ral rebel batteries along the banks be. tween those two places. Yesterday our gun boats went down from Nashville, attacked one of these batteries, silenced it, and drove the rebels away. A rebel brigade has gone from in front of Nashville in the direction of Mur freesboro', but whether for the purpose of attacking that town is not known. On Thursday afternoon the guerilla loader Gentry took possession of La grange, Tennessee." In the Lower House of the South Carolina Le gislature, on the 28th ult., Mr Trescott introduced the following resolutions respecting the employ ment of negroes, which were ordered for considera tion and were ordered to be printed — Resolved, that it is the duty, ns it has been the effort of the State of South Carolina to contribute to the utmost of its ability in men, money , and material, fir the prosecution of a war in which its safety, independence, and its honour are all involved. Resolved, that if, in the opinion of those authorised and competent to decide, the employment of slaves in the army for special service, as teamsters, &c., will contribute to the m;litary efficiency of the Confederate forces, the State will cheerfully and promptly furn'sh the quota which may be required—provided that in the dis charge of such service the servile status of the negro be maintained. Resolved, that this State cannot consent to the proposition by which slaves so employed shall be pur chased and declared free by the Confederate Government upon the expiration of their term of service, because the creation of such a class would involve the most delicate and dangE-roue questions as to the rights cf the general govern' - e. 7 ' z GI~I~~~ S PA PE ~~` v i s ment on subjects b e lon g i ng to the e xc l u sive eontrot of the ; :-Yy individual States—because the proposal of frsedorams th highest hope and reward which can be offered:te the slave in itself a declaration that slavery is an inferior condition, from which he has the capacity and ought to have the desire to escape—because such a policy is opposed to the steady and consistent domestic legislation of this State for nearly half a century, and because such a plan, if otherwise unob. jectiunable, confers its privileges unequally and unjustly. \ In the Confederate Senate, on the 6th inst., Mr -- Henry, of Kentucky, from the military committee to whom was referred the house concurrent rens lution proposing a joint committee of the two houses respecting the exemption of state cfEcers from military service, reported the following pre. amble and joint zeso:ulions Bs a subslitule there tor : Whereas the public exi,g ncy r, quires the services in the field of all able-bodied men in the Confederate Slates be tween the ages of 18 and 45; be it therefore resllved by the Congress of the Confederate States of Amcrica, that the gq.vPrnors of the legislatures of ail the States of this Cott fccleracy be respectfully re quested to institute en examina tion of the lists of all persons ex ,, mpted by the laws of their respective Stales or by the certificates of their governors, under the provisions cf en act entitled "an Act to organise frees to serve during the war," approved Feb. 17, 1861, from military services in the army cf the Confederate States and that they turn over ad able-bodied perscns between tits ages of 18 and 45 years to the military authorities of the Confederate States, so far as the sane can be done con sistently wilt the due administration of the laws of the States. Mr Barnwell Mill thought that the States had better be let alone on this subject. The necessity now pressing upon them NI ould suggest to them the proper measures to be taken. Mr Graham thought the measure as altered by the com mittee. had been relieved of its offensive feature, but at the same time was still of opinion that the subject had better be left with the States. That the governors of the States had recommended the subject to the attention of the legislatui es was an additional reason why Congress should let it alone. Tie rzsolution was rejected, the vote, on division, being yeas, 6, nays 7. The following is the reply of Mr So:vat d to the request of Lord Whnencliffe, made through ...Mr Adams, that the £17,000 produced by the Liverpool b zaar should be distributed among the Confederate prisoners in the North:— Department of State, Washington, Dec. 5. Sir,—l have rece:ved your despatch of the 18th Novem. ber, No. 807, together with the papers therein mentioned, viz., a copy of a letter which was addressed to you on the 12th November last by Lord Wharncliffe, and a copy of your answer to that letter. You will now inform Lord Vharn , life that permission for au agent of the committee described by him to visit the insurgents detained in the military prisons of the United States, and to distribute among them £17,000 of British gold, is disallowed. Here it is expected that your correspondence with Lord IVharn. cliffe will end. That correspondence will necessarily be.. come public. On rea'ling it the American public will be well aware that, while the United States have ample means for the support of the prisoners, as well as for every other exigency of the war in which they are engaged, the insnr gtnts, who have blindly rushed into that condition, are suffering no privations that appeal for relief to charity either at hone or abroad. The American people will be likely to reflect that the sum thus insidiously headed in the name of humanity, constitutes no large portion of the pro fi.s which its contributors may be justly supposed to have derived from the insurgents, by exchanging with them arms and munitions of war for the coveted productions of immo ral and enervating slave labour, nor will any portion of the American people be disposed to regard the sum thus oaten taiiously off.red for the relief of captured insurgents as a too generous equivalent tor the devastation and dissolution which a civil war, promoted and protracted by British sub jects, has spread throughout the Stater, which before were eminently prosperous and happy. Finally, in view of this last officious intervention in our domestic affairs, the Arne dean people can hardly fail to recall the warning of the father of our country directed against two great and inti mately connected public dangers, viz : Sectional faction and foreign intrigue. Idu not think the insurgents have become debased, although they have sadly wandered from the ways of loyalty and patriotism. I think that, in com mon with all our countrymen, they will rejoice in being saved by their considerate and loyal government from the grave insult which Lord Wharncliffe and his associates, in their zeal for the overthrow the United States, have pre pared for the victims of this unnatural and hopeless rebel• lion.-1 am, sir, your obedient servant, WILLIAM H. SEWARD. The Conservative Land Society's offices will be closed from Saturday to Monday, Dec. 26, inclusive, for the Christmas holidays. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.—The Hon. F. Lygon, who was one of the Lords of the Treasury under Lord Derby's Government, has addressed a letter to a Church paper, in which he indicates what will be the tactics of the Conservative party in reference to Mr Gladstone's candidature for the University of Oxford at the next gene ral election. He says he does not wish to address himself to any but those whose principles and wishes are Conserva tive, and who desire to maintain the constitution in Church and State—which ho believes to be the case with a large preponderance of members of the University. Tin it grievance, he says, is this—That the splendid talents of Mr Gladstone, which should be ranged on the side of the Church, are freely bestowed in and out of Parliament to advance the political power of men whose hostility to the temporal welfare of the Church and her dogmatic authority is their chief if not sole bond of union. In reference to Mr Gladstone's efforts out of Parliament, Mr Lygon refers to the Flintshiro election, where Mr Gladstone, he says, spared no pains to promote the re turn of Lord Richard Grosvenor, whose vote has never been wanting to support the measures promoted by the Liberation Society of Episcopal Nominations. Mr. Lygon remarks, I will say no more but that I fail to see that the appointments of the last two years atone f or th e man y scandals which have followed the earlier appointments of the Administration." Mr Lygon then proceeds :—" With regard to the opposition which Mr Gladstone commenced, but from family circumstances did not carry out, against the Divorce Court Bill, a regard for the truth compels me to say that the Divorce Bill, with all its iniquity, was launched into the world by the Government of Lerd Aber deen, of which Mr Gladstone was a leading member ; and though I freely admit that in 1857 he made a splendid effort to arrest the progress of the bill, yet at most this can only be taken as an act of very partial reparation for the s'd temerity of 1831, which was destined to bear Buell tit ter fruit to the Church of Ged iu this realm. Of the Burials Bill, and Mr Gladstone's course thereon, I assert on com petent authority that Mr Gladstone gave the measure a strenuous support, until he was outvoted in the select com mittee on a proposal of his own, that any Nonconformist intending to invade our churchyards in the manner pro• posed should give a pledge that no breach of the peace should occur. On this chimerical plan being rejected, Nlr Gladstone then, and then only, saw fit to oppose the bill, which nevertheless passed the select committee, and was defeated on the third reading by Tory organisation. The Berne year saw Mr Gladstone's eager support of the Clergy Relief Bill, which wantonly withdrew from the doctrine and practice of the indelibility of holy orders those temporal safeguards with which, under existing circumstances, the Church of England can ill afford to dispense." Mr Lygon considers that some reasonable explanation is due from Mr Glad stone's colleagues fur the indifference shown in the case of the riots in St. George's-in-the-East, and censures the right hon. gentleman's "fierce onslaught" upon charitable en dowments. Mr Lygon comes to the c tnclasion that the statesman who gains the confidence of the Conservative party as the champion of Church and State, must forfeit their sympathy and regard when leaguing his political fortunes with those of the bitter enemies of the Church of England. Mr Lygon's letter is supposed to be the avant coitrrier for the introduction of Mr G. Hardy, M.P., to the notice of the Oxford University electors. A BURGLAR DISPUTING WITS A JUDGE.-- Messrs. George Smith and George Carr, formerly in business as burglars, but now convicts in confinement, seem to be rather interesting specimens of their class . Breaking into a house at Whitley , in Worcestershire, the y ha pp ened to encounter, just as they had placed a quantity of stolen goods ready for removal , t he o wner of that house, who s hot one of them and so belab oured the other that he was obli ged as his companion had done, to await the arrival Brought before Mr Justice Byles, at 'Wore co t to st l th i e e down,repolice.Assizes on Tuesday, their behaviour was worthy of their previous conduct, aad their sentence a just reward for both. Mr S.uith, who by characterising something imma terial in one of the statements of a witness as a " thunder s; lie" showed his general admiration of truthfulness. also 1 endeavoured to shine as a logician. Inasmuch as he had stolen nothing, he could not see how he had been brought in guilty of burglary. Of the attempt he was prepared to admit himself guilty, that being only a misdemeanour—but of the ac•ual crime ho cont en d e d he was i nnocen t. M r Just ice Byles pointed o u t t o him, in the mildest manner possible, that to break into a dwelling-houae, even without stealing anything,wae burglary, and that a manifest inten tion to steal was theft. Be'," argued Mr Smith, with great elegance of diction, " I was to shove my hand into your pocket, and not to take anything out, what would you charge me with—stealing, ur the attempt ?" Replied his lordship, avoiding the direct question—in view, no doubt, of the recent decision of Queen's Bench—" If the goods are removed with an intait that they shall be stolen, it is steal ing," Still ISlr Smith was not contented, nor was Mr err, for they both returned to the argument, and after some time declined to be convinced against their will that the essence of crime lies in ile intent. They were evidently dogged old thieves. So his lordship gave them a sentence cf five years' penal servitude— a sentence which was amply justified by that Llaephemous piece of impertinence with which its recipients took leave of the presiding judge.— E ins in.94,2;ii ra5.6. RN et at at fit. fle oarJ f 4 . 10 do° its, 4